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Bestseller Simmons (The Terror) brilliantly imagines a terrifying sequence of events as the inspiration for Dickens's last, uncompleted novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, in this unsettling and complex thriller. In the course of narrowly escaping death in an 1865 train wreck and trying to rescue fellow passengers, Dickens encounters a ghoulish figure named Drood, who had apparently been traveling in a coffin. Along with his real-life novelist friend Wilkie Collins, who narrates the tale, Dickens pursues the elusive Drood, an effort that leads the pair to a nightmarish world beneath London's streets. Collins begins to wonder whether the object of their quest, if indeed the man exists, is merely a cover for his colleague's own murderous inclinations.

Bestseller Simmons (The Terror) brilliantly imagines a terrifying sequence of events as the inspiration for Dickens's last, uncompleted novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, in this unsettling and complex thriller. In the course of narrowly escaping death in an 1865 train wreck and trying to rescue fellow passengers, Dickens encounters a ghoulish figure named Drood, who had apparently been traveling in a coffin. Along with his real-life novelist friend Wilkie Collins, who narrates the tale, Dickens pursues the elusive Drood, an effort that leads the pair to a nightmarish world beneath London's streets. Collins begins to wonder whether the object of their quest, if indeed the man exists, is merely a cover for his colleague's own murderous inclinations.

OMCTO

Hot Spot by Charles Williams. Another '50s era crime novel. About halfway through, and it's very good. Right up there with Goodis, Thompson, and the like. Deals with a bank-robbing pyromaniac, who is sometimes moral and other times unpredictably immoral.

Good story, great technical details about bomb making, and an interesting protagonist who doubles as the narrator. Vintage Crime publishes it, so it's a little pricey, but you should be able to find it at a good used bookstore if you're interested.

OMCTO

Hot Spot by Charles Williams. Another '50s era crime novel. About halfway through, and it's very good. Right up there with Goodis, Thompson, and the like. Deals with a bank-robbing pyromaniac, who is sometimes moral and other times unpredictably immoral.

Good story, great technical details about bomb making, and an interesting protagonist who doubles as the narrator. Vintage Crime publishes it, so it's a little pricey, but you should be able to find it at a good used bookstore if you're interested.

Flynn the Pirate

by Flynn the Pirate » Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:09 pm

So I finished The Drawing of the Three. Now I'm moving on to a re-read of Paradise Lost.

OMCTO

Years ago, I read American Psycho. Disturbing, but funny at the same time. The long lists of consumer items, the banter about business cards, and the long expositions on '80s music were all hilarious. I could read another book like that, as long as it wasn't as stunningly violent.

Years ago, I read American Psycho. Disturbing, but funny at the same time. The long lists of consumer items, the banter about business cards, and the long expositions on '80s music were all hilarious. I could read another book like that, as long as it wasn't as stunningly violent.

Zombie Guard

Years ago, I read American Psycho. Disturbing, but funny at the same time. The long lists of consumer items, the banter about business cards, and the long expositions on '80s music were all hilarious. I could read another book like that, as long as it wasn't as stunningly violent.

I liked it a lot. More than I thought I would after being dissapointed with Glamorama. It's kind of mash-up of a haunted house story with a celebrity memoir. It's more frightening than violent.

Years ago, I read American Psycho. Disturbing, but funny at the same time. The long lists of consumer items, the banter about business cards, and the long expositions on '80s music were all hilarious. I could read another book like that, as long as it wasn't as stunningly violent.

I liked it a lot. More than I thought I would after being dissapointed with Glamorama. It's kind of mash-up of a haunted house story with a celebrity memoir. It's more frightening than violent.